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Juneau Police Department

The History of the Juneau Police Department

This compilation of JPD history was gathered through reasearch of the City Council/City Assembly meeting minutes and Juneau Empire records.

October 13, 1900 – Dan Kennedy was elected night watchman with a salary fixed at $100 per month. The night watchman’s primary duty was to watch for fires, but he also watched over the safety of the public in general during the hours of darkness.

1901

January 31, 1901 – The compensation for the Marshal dropped to $40 per month and he was granted 35 days leave of absence. During his absence, B.J. Maguire acted as Marshal.

The City Clerk was ordered to notify L.W. Jones in charge of fire apparatus, the Pound Master, and also the fire wardens that the Council desired to make other arrangements and would accept their resignations.

February 6, 1901 – The night watchman was instructed to make a list each night of all incandescent lights that were not burning and to notify the Electric Light Co. which was instructed that the night watchman’s notice must be observed.

Photo: Juneau's First Hotel - The Franklin Hotel

March 19, 1901 – The Marshal was instructed to notify the Franklin Hotel, the New York Restaurant, the Nevada Restaurant and others to stop dumping garbage on the beach and to file a complaint in the Police Court against those who did not comply.